connecting 8920g to a DLP tv

ok im having some trouble with this i have an hdmi cable to connect my 8920 to my toshiba model 62HM85 dlp tv. now when i connect it and turn my laptop on and put the input to hdmi. the desktop wallpaper comes up but im not able to see anything else can someone tell me how to get it so i can see everything?

 

it's most likely set to extend your desktop onto that "monitor". If you want the desktop on the TV, you need to go into the Nvidia control panel and set it to use a single display and then select the TV in the drop down box. That will also disable the laptop screen for the duration. Worth noting that there's a bug with the nvidia drivers that appeared for me when I set it up on the TV - the colour settings change and then reset themselves to that setting every boot and you can't do anything about it. Vista and Nvidia drivers apparently.

 

ok so after i select the tv from the dropdown box what do i do next?

 

Once you apply it the screen should transfer to the tv. If you don't have a full HD tv (won't do 1080p) you'll either get a blank screen or it'll be in 1080i. If you get a blank screen wait for it to timeout and return to normal, then adjust the setting for the tv that lets you choose 1080/720 etc (can't remember exactly where that is at the mo).

 

thanks i got that working but how do i get the sound to come from the tv?

 

You can right click the acer eAudio Management icon on the taskbar and select Settings - HDMI Audio Output. If you have a 5.1/home cinema system that can take an external decoder input, you can use the 3 headphones jacks to get the sound to that.

 

thanks andrew u've been a big help